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Chairman and co-founder of IT recruiting company Ambition, Nick Waterworth - Talking Technology 2012 - Ep24
Category: Technology
Duration: 00:53:46
Publish Date: 2012-07-13 19:47:59
Description: Interview with Nick Waterworth, chairman and co-founder of IT recruiting company Ambition. Leon and Garry discuss issues including: Google stepping up its activism on gay rights issues in nations with anti-homosexuality laws on the books Facebook planning to roll out a new mobile advertising strategy that targets users based on which apps are installed on their phones Apple’s component suppliers in Asia preparing for mass production in September of a tablet computer with a smaller screen than the iPad, suggesting a launch for the device is near Nokia shares hitting their lowest point in 16 years Amazon working with Apple supplier Foxconn to develop a smart phone that that would compete with Apple's iPhone and phones that run on Google's Android operating system Research In Motion announcing that its BlackBerry App World had reached the 3 billion download mark -- a billion of those in just the last six months RIM CEO Thorsten Heins saying the crucial first Blackberry 10 handset will be ready to ship in January Microsoft confirming that Windows 8 is launching in October Microsoft acquiring Perceptive Pixel, a company focused on research, development, and production of multitouch interfaces Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer declaring war on Apple and saying that the Surface tablet will rejuvenate Microsoft. Not discounting a Microsoft smart phone. Microsoft launching an angel investment incubator dubbed the Bing Fund, only months after launching the Queensland Microsoft Innovation Centre Gartner reporting that organizations will spend over $3.6 trillion worldwide on IT products and services, which is about a three per cent increase compared to last year’s spending Like Y2K, the so-called internet doomsday virus with the potential to black out tens of thousands of computers worldwide was a fizzer Oracle purchasing social media marketing firm Involver, the latest in a slew of such companies that have been bought up by bigger players One week after Google Maps went indoors in the UK, the Internet giant announces that the US version of its indoor mapping service now includes museums Apple getting a patent for a transportation check-in, one of the most common uses of the technology in the real world Researchers at Melbourne’s Peter MacCallum (Peter Mac) Cancer Centre are set to begin clinical trials of a cancer treatment they say represents a major shift in molecular approaches to treating the disease. The treatment, which has proven successful in the lab against lymphoma and leukemia cells, targets the production of proteins within the heart of cancer cells, while leaving healthy cells relatively unaffected Speedo introducing the Fastskin3 Racing System for the London Olympics. When worn as a complete system of suit, cap, and goggles, passive drag, which impedes gliding while submerged, is reduced by up to 16.6 per cent, and the amount of oxygen needed by the swimmer at a given speed is reduced by up to ten per cent. China looking to master oceans with a deep-sea station as its first step towards underwater mining. A device to stop drivers chatting on the phone
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